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SpaceX has Blowout Quarter as Musk Floats Merger with Tesla

Oct 21, 2026 · 42m

Summary

Bloomberg Tech covers SpaceX’s blowout quarter and Elon Musk’s endorsement of a potential merger with Tesla, noting that SpaceX’s AI revenue has now surpassed its Starlink connectivity business. The episode also analyzes Netflix’s slowing growth and leadership changes, and reports that Anthropic may spend $750 billion on computing power ahead of its IPO. Additional segments discuss Intel’s manufacturing progress, Meta’s upcoming earnings, and Pigment’s new funding round.

Topics discussed

Sponsors: ChachiPT and Chase Mobile Bloomberg Tech intro and top story tease SpaceX/Tesla merger speculation and earnings SpaceX diversification: AI, Starlink, and TerraFab Data center capacity and merger logistics Intel manufacturing progress update Sponsors: ChatGPT and Cincinnati Insurance Netflix earnings: slowing growth and ad strategy Anthropic IPO timeline and compute spending Talking Tech: Elise debut and eBay layoffs Intel factory updates and European AI tour Deep dive: SpaceX valuation and business lines Sponsors: ChatGPT and Cincinnati Insurance Ken Griffin on AI bubble Pigment raises $250M for AI finance tools Meta earnings preview and CapEx outlook Tesla earnings preview and merger context Show recap and sign-off Sponsors: Empower and Hotels.com
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